Our recent mention of Backwoods Home magazine [1]‘ prompted reader RJV to note: “Don’t miss some of the gems from their [extensive] archives [2], such as this piece on do-it-yourself steam power [3].”
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Eric found this: Diesel thefts on the rise; demand increases for locking caps [4]. Eric’s Comment: “As someone with a rebuilt diesel BOV [5] that includes 70+ gallons of on-board diesel fuel I too am thinking about putting locking fuel filler caps on my truck. I also came across an interesting installable anti-siphon device [6] that might be of interest to some.” JWR Adds: I generally discourage installing an anti-siphoning device, because you never know when you might need to siphon your our tank, post-SHTF. Also, locking fuel caps should only be installed on caps that are deep-set. If a thief can get a large pipe wrench on the cap, he most likely will, and thereby destroy the filler neck while prying off the locking cap.
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Reader Chris P. mentioned that readers might be interested in a deal that Sportsman”s Guide has going on for brand new 400 meter coils of military surplus field telephone wire for $30 [7].
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Some folks in the mainstream media are finally seeing the big picture. From Fortune: Chaos on Wall Street–The big banks’ fear of big losses is threatening to bring down the entire system, with dire consequences for all of us. [8] (A hat tip to Jim H. for the link.) Meanwhile, we read at Bloomberg: Brace for $1 Trillion Writedown of `Yertle the Turtle’ Debt [9]. (Thanks to AB in Ohio, for finding that one.)